Coronavirus: Are children at risk and do they spread it?
Some children are set to go back to primary schools in England, but big questions remain about their role in the pandemic.But it is unclear how much they might be spreading it to each other and to adults, including staff.It remains the case that, overall, older people are most at risk of complications from the virus.
Coronavirus is transmitted in a similar way to the flu virus - through coughing or touching contaminated objects, such as pens and door handles. "Understanding this is vital to understanding how to manage the outbreak response, including decisions about when to re-open schools," he says.say they are starting with Reception, Year 1 and Year 6 children because:younger children are less likely to become unwell if infected
The syndrome appeared to be similar to the over-active immune response, known as a"cytokine storm", seen in some adults with Covid-19. In many cases, it seems it is the body's immune response rather than the virus itself that proves life-threatening. "We should investigate fully these children, with Sars-CoV-2, who present with a multi-system inflammatory disease to assess whether this is a presentation of Covid-19," she says.While children can catch coronavirus, it is rarely serious. If your child is unwell it is likely to be a non-coronavirus illness, rather than coronavirus itself.
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